REVIEW: TRIAL BY LAUGHTER (Milton Keynes Theatre) ★★★
In an era of ‘fake news’, the importance of the free press becomes paramount. In some countries, writers are still persecuted for telling the truth and even in the western world, satirists receive death threats and suspect parcels on many occasions. Trial by Laughter by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman tells the story of William […]
REVIEW: THE TWILIGHT ZONE (Ambassador’s Theatre) ★★★
“Leave reality at the door.” Fresh from a sell-out run at the Almeida Theatre, The Twilight Zone has now arrived on London’s West End at the Ambassador’s Theatre. Adapted by Anne Washburn and directed by Richard Jones, the production of the cult CBS television series is a show that aims to convey the blurred lines […]
REVIEW: CIRCA (Old Red Lion Theatre) ★★
In 1897 Arthur Schnitzler wrote the controversial play La Ronde about the sexual morals of the different classes of society, in what must have been a provocative play for the time as it was not performed until 1920. The play’s structure is ten interlocking scenes, of two characters, and features ten characters in all. Over […]
REVIEW: THE CALENDAR GIRLS (Orchard Theatre) ★★★★
Back in 2017, Gary Barlow and Tim Firth unveiled their new musical ‘The Girls‘ in London’s West End. The show ran for six months at the Phoenix Theatre and despite positive reviews, didn’t quite make the impact it should have. Now, a revised version of the show (titled The Calendar Girls) is touring the UK […]
REVIEW: WAITRESS (Adelphi Theatre) ★★★★
The Adelphi Theatre has closed its shoe making factory and opened-up its American Pie Diner, as the Broadway hit musical Waitress has come to London. But for how long? It was a sad site to see that the box office was still selling tickets 15 mins before their official opening performance. Dianne Paulus, the director, has […]